Faculty

The international Master of Environmental Policy (iMEP) program faculty members are internationally recognized for rigorous research and active engagement in current environmental policy debates, with expertise that includes air and water pollution, climate change, energy, environmental health, environmental management, ecology and conservation. A rotating roster of preeminent professors from Duke University will come to Duke Kunshan each semester to teach, conduct research and advise students.

Building on Duke’s environmental reputation, an independent environmental research center at Duke Kunshan supports natural and social sciences research of the highest caliber. The center provides a hub for faculty and students to engage in state-of-the-art interdisciplinary research that seeks to provide solutions to environmental challenges in China and beyond. It also facilitates collaborations with faculty and researchers at Chinese universities and institutes, businesses operating in China and the Pacific region, government officials, consulting firms and NGOs.

iMEP Faculty

Binbin Li, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Environmental Science at Duke Kunshan University

Coraline Goron, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Environmental Policy, Duke Kunshan University

Jingbo Cui, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Applied Economics, Division of Social Sciences
Interim Director of Graduate Studies, International Master of Environmental Policy (iMEP) Program
Acting Co-Director, Environmental Research Center
Duke Kunshan University

Junjie Zhang, Ph.D.

Professor of Environmental Economics

Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University

Director of the Initiative for Sustainable Investment

Duke Kunshan University.

Wumeng He, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Environmental Economics at Duke Kunshan University

ERC & UG Faculty

ERC & UG Faculty

Binbin Li, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Environmental Science at Duke Kunshan University

Charles Chang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Environment and Urban Studies, Duke Kunshan University

Chuanhui Gu, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Environmental Science, Duke Kunshan University

Ding Ma,Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Atmospheric and Environmental Science

Huansheng Cao, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Environmental Science, Duke Kunshan University

Jiahua Yue, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Political Science, Duke Kunshan University

Jingbo Cui, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Applied Economics, Division of Social Sciences
Interim Director of Graduate Studies, International Master of Environmental Policy (iMEP) Program
Acting Co-Director, Environmental Research Center
Duke Kunshan University

Junjie Zhang, Ph.D.

Professor of Environmental Economics

Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University

Director of the Initiative for Sustainable Investment

Duke Kunshan University.

Kwang Leong Choy, Ph.D.

Professor of Materials Science, Duke Kunshan University

Acting Co-Director of Environment Research Center (ERC), Duke Kunshan University

Song Gao, Ph.D.

Professor of Environmental Science/Chemistry, Duke Kunshan University

Tan Zhang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Material Science, Duke Kunshan University

Wanggi Jaung, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Environmental Policy, Duke Kunshan University

Weiwei Shi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Material Science, Duke Kunshan University

Senior Research Scientist, Environmental Research Center

William Winner, Ph.D.

Professor of Environmental Science, Duke Kunshan University

Wumeng He, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Environmental Economics at Duke Kunshan University

Xiaochen Zhang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Applied Economics, Duke Kunshan University

Yanran Yang,Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Sustainability Studies, Duke Kunshan University

Zhaojin Zeng, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of History, Duke Kunshan University

Zuchuan Li, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Data and Environmental Sciences, Duke Kunshan University

Affiliated Faculty at Duke University

Alexander Pfaff, Ph.D.

Professor in the Division of Environmental Sciences and Policy
Professor in the Department of Economics
Faculty Research Scholar of DuPRI’s Population Research Center
Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society
Affiliate of the Duke Center for International Development

Avner Vengosh, Ph.D.

Professor of Geochemistry and Water Quality, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University

Erika Weinthal, Ph.D.

Professor of Environmental Policy and Public Policy, Duke University

Jackson Ewing, Ph.D.

Senior fellow at Duke University’s Nicholas Institute of Environmental Policy Solutions, Adjunct associate professor at the Sanford School of Public Policy

Jim Zhang, Ph.D.

Professor of Global and Environmental Health, Nicholas School of the Environment
Research Professor of Global Health, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University Professor, Duke Kunshan University

John Vandenberg, Ph.D.

Director, Research Triangle Park Division, National Center for Environmental Assessment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Adjunct Professor in the Division of Environmental Sciences and Policy, Duke University
Adjunct Professor in the Environmental Program, Duke Kunshan University

Jonathan B. Wiener, J.D.

William R. & Thomas L. Perkins Professor of Law, Environmental Policy, and Public Policy Law School, Nicholas School of the Environment, and Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University

Lori Bennear, Ph.D.

Professor of Energy Economics and Policy
Stanback Dean of the Nicholas School of the Environment

Marc Deshusses, Ph.D.

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Research Professor in Global Health, Duke University and Duke Kunshan University

Mike Bergin, Ph.D.

Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University

Visiting Faculty